82 Spraying downwards (field crops) Important information about personal protective equipment (PPE) in plant protection Safety is paramount when using plant protection products. The choice of personal protective equipment (PPE) plays a crucial role in ensuring your own safety. The PPE required is defined in the approval of a plant protection product, is mandatory and is listed on the product‘s packaging. Failure to comply with this requirement can lead to a fine. In November 2020, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) published an updated draft of the directive on „Personal protective equipment in plant protection“. Below is a simplified version of the protective equipment required and how it is used, along with suitable products from the Kerbl range. Other information that must be taken into account can be found in the packaging leaflet accompanying each product and the BLV directives that are updated on an ongoing basis. Your safety is our primary concern - protect yourself and others by using personal protective equipment correctly. Treated surfaces and/or crops may only be re-entered after the plant protection covering has dried. Rules and regulations for follow-up activities (which concern the wearing of work clothing, possibly combined with protective gloves) must be followed for the protection of users. Protective equipment Standard and performance level Mixing / filling Applying plant protection products (PPP) or or or Further sections in the BVL directive: 8 Head protection (e.g. hood), 9 Foot protection (e.g. safety boots compliant with ISO 20345), 10 Use of driver‘s cabs 1 and other requirements, 2for the avoidance of contamination to be stored outside of the cab, 3with some PPP, specific respiratory protection is required, e.g. AX filters, 4The prescribed skin and eye protection can be dispensed with in cabs with filter category 3 or 4 or in cabs that meet certain requirements (filter category 2*). This does NOT mean that prescribed respirators can be dispensed with. Spraying upwards (vertical crops) with cab4 with cab4 without cab without cab when exiting2 when exiting2 when exiting (individual cases) when exiting (individual cases) prescribed in individual cases prescribed in individual cases prescribed in individual cases when leaving the cabin during use Cleaning in combination in combination Reusable protective gloves (nitrile) Nitrile disposable gloves (follow-up work) Work clothing Long-sleeved apron2 Chemical protection suit (spray-proof) Face / eye protection Respiratory protection: Particle mask half mask ISO 18889 G2 or EN ISO 374-1 Type A1 ISO 18889 G1 or EN ISO 374-1 Type B EN ISO 27065 C1 or C2 ISO 27065 C3 EN 14605 Type 3 or 4 EN ISO 27065 C3 or EN 14605 Type 3 or 4 DIN 32781 EN 166: 3S EN 143 (PS) EN 14387 (A2P2)3 undiluted PPP The following symbol was introduced for easy identification of suitable protective equipment: As the icon is not explicitly stated in all relevant standards, the possibility of use is limited. Equipment that is not marked with the icon but otherwise corresponds to the BVL directive is also suitable for use. Currently, only individual products with the „conical flask with leaf“ icon are available.
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